256 sagadahoc county society. 



Poultry. 



Foster Bradlej of Topsham received the first, and Daniel Ed^r- 

 comb of Lisbon the second premium on turkejs. 



F. Bradlej received first, and J. H. Melcher second premium on 

 geese. 



A. F. Snow of Brunswick received first premium on fowls (Dom- 

 inique.) Isaiah Jordan of Brunswick received the second. 



The first premium on ducks was awarded to G. 0. Eogers of 

 Topsham ; second, to J. 11. Melcher of Topsham. 



Mr. Rogers states that one of his old ducks laid one hundred e^-rrs 

 this. season; and last jear laid more than that number. 



' Plowing Match. 



The report states tliis to have been well contested, .and the Avork 

 creditable. 



First premium to Dan Fulton of Bowdoinham. 



Second do., to Pelatiah H. Thompson. 



Third do., to J. P. Tibbetts of Topsham. 



And on single teams— first premium to Charles T. Patten of 

 Topsham. 



Naval Architecture. 



Tins is a somewhat novel feature in the mechanical department 

 of our exhibitions, but it is one eminently worthy of the attention of 

 societies on the shores of this greatest of shipbuilding States. 



Tlie first premium on model of a freighting ship was awarded to 

 E. P. Mallet of Bath ; second do., to Messrs. Campbell & Curtis of 

 Bath. 



Honorable mention is made of a collection of models shown by 

 T. J. Southard of Richmond (not offered for premium); also by 

 Campbell & Curtis and James Pennell. 



They commend to the shipbuilding community a steering appara- 

 tus invented by Joseph II. Purington. 



